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                             THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                 
              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1)                                              
              was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is                                                 
              not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                         

                                                                                      Paper No. 30                        
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
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                                   Ex parte RONALD M. CASTONGUAY, and                                                     
                                                 GARY B. CROCKETT                                                         
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                                                Appeal No. 95-2004                                                        
                                            Application 07/597,3701                                                       
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before THOMAS, KRASS and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 
              LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                           

                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        
                     This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                              
              the examiner's final rejection of claims 6 and 13-15.  Claims                                               
              1-5 and 7-12 have been canceled.  No claim has been allowed.                                                
                                   References relied on by the Examiner                                                   
              Fields et al. (Fields)                     5,111,391                           May 1992                     

               Application for patent filed October 12, 1990.1                                                                                                    
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